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INCOME REDISTRIBUTION. PROBABLY MOST CONTROVERSIAL OF GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRING INCOME AND RESOURCES FROM SOME HOUSEHOLDS TO OTHER HOUSEHOLDS INVOLVES MANY PROGRAMS – TOTALLING OVER $1.5 TRILLION ANNUALLY. THE DEBATE.
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INCOME REDISTRIBUTION PROBABLY MOST CONTROVERSIAL OF GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS TRANSFERRING INCOME AND RESOURCES FROM SOME HOUSEHOLDS TO OTHER HOUSEHOLDS INVOLVES MANY PROGRAMS – TOTALLING OVER $1.5 TRILLION ANNUALLY
THE DEBATE SUPPORTERS: SAY POVERTY IS STILL SIGNIFICANT, AT BETWEEN 15% AND 20% ALSO SAY INCOME INEQUALITY HAS INCREASED DETRACTORS SAY PROGRAMS REDUCE “SELF SUFFICIENCY” AND FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
MEAN INCOME TRENDS OF U.S. HOUSEHOLDS DIVIDED INTO “FIFTHS” BY INCOME (2009 $)
RATIO OF MEDIAN BACHELOR’S DEGREE ANNUAL SALARY TO MEDIAN HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE ANNUAL SALARY
HOW MEASURE POVERTY? ABSOLUTE POVERTY RELATIVE POVERTY INCOME VERSUS CONSUMPTION
HOW INCOME IS REDISTRIBUTED CASH TANF: TEMPORARY AID TO NEEDY FAMILIES EITC: EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT NON-CASH (“IN-KIND”) FOOD STAMPS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, MEDICAID IS ISSUE LACK OF MONEY, OR SOMETHING ELSE?
ISSUES WITH INCOME REDISTRIBUTION 1. PHASING OUT HELP AS INCOME RISES – EFFECTIVE “MARGINAL TAX RATES” CAN BE HIGH TAXES ON THOSE PROVIDING HELP: DISINCENTIVES TO WORK? DOES GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE “CROWD OUT” PRIVATE CHARITIES?